Hardware And Performance
It wasn’t born as a gaming phone, and it’s not a high-performance device: well, we’ve established that. So what is its purpose? Simple: it’s a versatile device that adapts to the most canonical use that can be made. It is good for those who are looking for a specific smartphone, for making calls, exchanging emails and messages, or taking pictures of vacations, trips out of town or everyday life. Also good for those who usually enjoy pleasant minutes of the day on social networks like TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Those looking for specificity know what they need, and the honor x7 perfectly succeeds in its purpose.
Now we come to the hardware sector: a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor with a 4G modem, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB of memory. For those who want, I point out that you can expand the storage memory with microSDXC; we can add 2 virtual GB to RAM. The whole is completed by the Adreno 610 GPU.
There is NFC for contactless payments, but there is also Bluetooth 5.1, dual-band WiFi and Dual SIM support. For the more demanding, I would like to point out that I also ran a series of benchmarks with AnTuTu and Geekbench, but honestly, those looking for such a product will hardly count their hair with these tests. Anyway, here are the values.
However, in the stress test, the battery went from 81% (in 45 intense minutes) to 67%. An excellent result as far as we are concerned. The maximum temperature was also not critical: it reached 38 ° and the phone is cool “like a rose”. These are excellent performances, typical of the Snap 680.
Cameras
On the front, there is an 8 Mpx selfie camera with an aperture of f/2.0, which guarantees average selfies in the price category in which the smartphone is located. Later, the main 48-megapixel camera behaves inconspicuously. A little less at night, it is better to avoid dark environments and aim for well-lit places. The ultra-wide is there, but the quality does not scream miracles, as well as for depth or macro shots; The 2 Mpx lens fits well, as long as there are no distracting elements like “cheeky” hair.
There is an LED flash and a digital zoom of up to 8X. Too bad about the videos, which are limited to 30 fps in FullHD and lack stabilization. In short, as mentioned several times, this device is not aimed at content creators, but for standard use, everything is very good.
Software
On board, we find Android 11 with Magic UI 4.2. To be honest, everything is very reminiscent of EMUI, but on the other hand, it exists. It runs well and the SoC moves the entire OS without too much criticality. Very convenient gestures, but here is the Play Store. Yes, the business makes a difference. You’ll have everything and more in the Google App Store with Bigg services in tow. Too bad it’s only for Android version 11; I would like v12 just to talk about longer-term software updates.